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    3. いっそ

    いっそ

    いっそ

    rather

    N1KMT1CoreAdverbDaily LifeKana Vocab4 strokes

    いっそ

    Adverb

    1.
    rather, sooner, preferably, might as well, just
    2.
    on the contrary, if anything

    Stroke 0 / 4

    Speed1.0x

    いっそやめてしまおうか。

    Shall I just quit?

    KMT2Daily LifeEmotions & Psychology
    いっそこんまま寝ねてしまいたい。

    I'd rather just sleep like this.

    KMT2Daily LifeEmotions & Psychology
    こんなに大たい変へんなら、いっそ最さい初しょからやらなければよかった。

    If it's this difficult, I might as well not have started from the beginning.

    KMT4Daily LifeEmotions & Psychology
    迷まようくらいなら、いっそ一いち番ばん高たかいものを選えらぼう。

    If I'm going to hesitate this much, I might as well choose the most expensive one.

    KMT4Daily Life
    失しっ敗ぱいするくらいなら、いっそ挑ちょう戦せんしない方ほうがいい。

    If I'm going to fail, I might as well not even try.

    KMT4Daily LifeEmotions & Psychology

    Kana that make up this word

    い
    i
    っ
    small tsu
    そ
    so
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